“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordApril 30, 1930
It is true that these economic things are not the objective of life itself.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California
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Editor's note · Context

Address to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.

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